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Jun 14, 13 Mercury descends to pass Venus in twilight. And the waxing Moon passes Spica, Saturn, and Antares. |
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Jun 07, 13 Mercury and Venus linger low in twilight, under Pollux and Castor. After dark, Scorpius shows its interesting upper quarters in the southeast. |
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May 31, 13 Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter now form a straight line low in the sunset afterglow. Jupiter soon sinks away, but Mercury is having its best apparition of 2013. |
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May 24, 13 We're coming into the peak week for the trio conjunction of Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury low in twilight. On the opposite side of the sky, Corvus eyes two prizes, not just one. |
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May 10, 13 A young-Moon challenge and a climbing Saturn are among the evening-sky highlights this week. |
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Apr 26, 13 The waning Moon passes Saturn, then Antares. High in the north, the Big Dipper dumps into the Little Dipper. |
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Apr 19, 13 The bright Moon pairs with Spica and Saturn. Orion and family are lying down in the west. And will the Lyrid meteors perform? |
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Apr 12, 13 The waxing Moon passes Jupiter and friends, crosses the center of the Winter Hexagon, splits its first quarter between two evenings, then poses with Regulus. |
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Apr 05, 13 Arcturus climbs in the east, Saturn comes into view ever earlier, and Comet PanSTARRS continues its dusk-and-dawn flyby of the Andromeda Galaxy. |
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Mar 29, 13 Jupiter, Orion, and Sirius move lower in the western evening sky. Arcturus climbs in the east. And the late-night waning Moon passes Saturn. |
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Mar 22, 13 Comet PanSTARRS is fading but a fine telescopic sight for northerners. The Moon, waxing toward full, walks between the Lion and the Sea Serpent. |
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Mar 15, 13 Little Comet PanSTARRS is creeping a bit higher in the twilight this week but starting to fade. Jupiter and company are migrating southwest as spring begins, with the Moon passing through them. |
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Mar 08, 13 This is the prime Comet PanSTARRS week for everyone at mid-northern latitudes, and the crescent Moon helps to point the way. |
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Mar 01, 13 Keep watch for Comet PanSTARRS emerging into view low in the sunset! |
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Feb 22, 13 Mercury fades from sight in the west. Saturn rises ever earlier in the east. And the Moon aligns with Regulus, Spica, and then Saturn. |
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Feb 15, 13 Mercury continues its fine evening showing, but not for much longer. Higher in the evening sky, the waxing Moon passes Jupiter and its starry attendants. |
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Feb 08, 13 Mercury and Mars have a close conjunction low in the sunset, then separate. Try for a record young crescent Moon. And a little asteroid whizzes close by Earth; it'll be no small trick to locate in a telescope. |
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Feb 01, 13 Mercury and Mars have a challenging close conjunction low in the sunset. The gigantic Winter Hexagon rides high. And the waning Moon passes Saturn in the dawn. |
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Jan 25, 13 The Moon descends past Leo as it wanes from full. And when Sirius culminates in the south, can you see Canopus below it? |
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Jan 18, 13 The brightening Moon passes close by Jupiter as it moves eastward toward fullness. And when Sirius culminates in late evening now, can you see Canopus below it? |
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